The tattoo artist is Apro Lee of Seoul, Korea. His website is here. He’s also on Instagram (@Apro_Lee). The website All Things Tattoo says of the noose:

“Apro also tattoos many nooses on his clients, and has one on himself as well. The noose on himself signifies the fact that in his country he is technically a criminal, but the part where the noose is cut means that he has survived, or that he will survive it. On clients this can stand for many things throughout a life that has been tough.”

As 2018 comes to a close and 2019 commences, I want to wish everyone a very happy new year! I know there have been many ups and downs this past year.

Chief among the downs has been the administration’s various attacks on the LGBTQ community, and especially attacks on the trans community. Let it be known to all, that the faggot cocksucker homo pervert who runs this this website welcomes ALL visitors, regardless of race, religion (or lack thereof), sexual orientation — or gender identity and expression. I can’t believe in 2018 it is even necessary to say this, but, FOR THE RECORD: I support supports the rights of those who identify as gay, straight, bisexual, lesbian AND transgender!

Another unfortunate development has been the new policy over at Tumblr, in which adult images are now being banned and pages disappearing altogether. That’s a real shame in my view, especially for those who are into more unusual or exotic fetishes. (If you are like me, you probably have discovered some fetishes you hadn’t even known were fetishes but now that you know about them, you think they are totally hot!) I have a Metalbond page over on Tumblr, and when the new policy was announced I went ahead and deleted all the dick pictures I had ever posted or re-blogged. Yet many of my completely non-explicit pictures were tagged as “sensitive content,” while on the app I am still seeing tons of dicks, so I am not even really sure what is happening.

Nevertheless, the new Tumblr policy does not affect this site — the official Metalbond site, the site you are on now — in any way, as I pay out of pocket for private web hosting and development and have done so since 2012. From time to time I receive contributions (via the PayPal link in the sidebar to the right), and I do wish to thank those who have kicked in a few bucks. Your support is greatly appreciated and goes to good use.

So you know, the Metalbond site will continue stronger than ever in the new year, with lots more content on the way including many new stories. Among the new fiction is a band new story series — a novel really — that is going to be very exciting, especially for sci-fi fans who are also interested in athletic gear and chastity! Watch for Chapter 1 of “Lucky Cup” to appear in the Prison Library very soon!

Meanwhile, I hope everyone is getting ready for the ball drop! If you are home alone tonight watching the festivities on TV as I am, be sure to lock yourself in something as the clock strikes twelve!